What we found
Fitness websites, checked one by one.
We read the websites and social pages of every fitness business we designed for in October 2026: 37 personal trainers, online coaches, gyms, yoga and Pilates studios and martial arts schools in the UK, Canada, the US, Australia and elsewhere. On 1 November 2026 we opened each homepage again as a phone. The group is modest in size, so read these numbers as what we saw, not a national average.
17 of 26homepages had no tap-to-call linkMeasured on a phone, 1 Nov 2026
14 of 26homepages had no sign-up, trial or enquiry form on the pageMeasured on a phone, 1 Nov 2026
7 of 35sites still showed placeholder text, sample reviews or empty template partsFrom our review notes
36 of 37businesses had their own training photos or film onlineFrom our review notes
Fitness businesses were the least likely group in our data to rely on a phone call. Many trainers coach online and work through an app, an application form or direct messages, so a missing call button is not always a problem. What did stand out was how often the main action was hard to reach: free trial widgets placed far down the page, applications on a separate form tool, timetables in a picture, and pop-ups covering the first screen.
The platforms were spread widely. Among the 26 homepages we could measure, WordPress led with 9, followed by Squarespace and Wix, and a long tail of coaching templates, funnel builders and one-page builders. Membership and class tools such as Mindbody, Momence, Zen Planner and coaching apps sat behind most of them, usually working well.
Method: our review notes describe each business's current site in writing; we counted notes that mention placeholder content and those that record the business's own photos or film. Phone checks opened each homepage once at 390 pixels wide. See the full method.